"testa" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛ.sta/ Forms: teste [plural], testìna [diminutive], testolìna [diminutive], testicciòla [diminutive, uncommon, usually], testicciuòla [diminutive, literary, uncommon, usually], testóna [augmentative], testóne [augmentative, masculine], testàccia [pejorative], testùccia [derogatory]
Rhymes: -ɛsta Etymology: From Latin testa. The semantic development is earthen pot → skull → head. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|testa}} Latin testa Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=testóna,testóne<g:m><q:with specialized meanings>|derog=testùccia|dim=testìna,testolìna,testicciòla<q:uncommon, usually of butchered animals>,testicciuòla<q:literary, uncommon, usually of butchered animals>|pej=testàccia}} testa f (plural teste, diminutive testìna or testolìna or (uncommon, usually of butchered animals) testicciòla or (literary, uncommon, usually of butchered animals) testicciuòla, augmentative testóna or (with specialized meanings) testóne m, pejorative testàccia, derogatory testùccia)
  1. (anatomy) head Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy, Anatomy Synonyms (part of the body): capo
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-ny5tM6Nx Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 5 35 1 5 4 Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 29 32 20 19 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'part of the body': 59 0 41 0
  2. (numismatics) obverse (of a coin) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Currency
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-WvLUwcDt Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 29 32 20 19 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  3. (anatomy) head (of a bone) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Skeleton
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-T1~hwJOO Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 29 32 20 19 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (rail transport, singular only, uncountable) head (of a train), the first car(s) Tags: feminine, singular, singular-only, uncountable Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-1DB32rUF Categories (other): Italian singularia tantum, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 29 32 20 19 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: a testa, fuori di testa, mal di testa, montarsi la testa, testa a testa, testa calda, testa d'uovo, testa di cazzo, testa di ponte, testa di rapa, testa di serie, testa dura, testa matta, testa o croce, testacoda, testata, testiera, titoli di testa

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛ.sta/
Rhymes: -ɛsta Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} testa
  1. inflection of testare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-testa-it-verb-CGqouXRL Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 7 10 46 9
  2. inflection of testare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-testa-it-verb-vSpEqLkc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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            "Economics",
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            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
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      "tags": [
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      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "numismatics"
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            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
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        [
          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "car(s)",
          "car"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rail transport, singular only, uncountable) head (of a train), the first car(s)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "singular-only",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.sta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛsta"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "part of the body",
      "word": "capo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "it:testa"
  ],
  "word": "testa"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Italian verb forms",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛsta",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛsta/2 syllables",
    "it:Anatomy"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "testa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tè‧sta"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of testare:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "testare",
          "testare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of testare:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "testare",
          "testare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.sta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛsta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "testa"
}

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